[Taylor]

Well I hope that if there is a wood-based second season, it doesn't involve water. We've had enough trouble with our wooden prototypes warping beyond belief on dry land.
Treat this as another vote for non-FIRST robotics - VEX, FLL, BEST, etc. I know that for the CyberCards, we really got the freshmen pumped about building and competing, and VEX kept the veterans' fires stoked. Personally, as a first-year sponsor, designing and building the VEX bot helped me organize the FIRST build sessions.